A reader pointed me to this book: The Epidemic: The Rot of American Culture, Absentee and Permissive Parenting, and the Resultant Plague of Joyless, Selfish Children. I couldn’t quite tell what the political bent of the author, but the reader said that NPR liked it. Might have to check it out.
Stephen Karlson reads more of the comments in the Colloquy section of Chronicle discussing women in the social sciences and finds much dissatification. Not just with women receiving hiring priviledges, but with everyone looking for a life outside of academia.
More interesting discussion on that post from New Kid and Laura, Geeky Mom
One of the continuing problem with affirmative action programs is the resentment that it creates. I would like write more about that in the future.
For those of you that get The New Republic, check out this funny article on Dr. Phil.
Apt. 11d 
I started looking at this book fully expecting to recoil, as I did from The Strongwilled Child (the review of which it turns out I haven’t posted yet). But this isn’t some fundie Christian anti-feminist dogma.
Shaw is a seasoned psychiatrist, and was the chief of the Family and Children’s Mental Health Services in Berkeley, which establishes his liberal cred.
This book is really useful. If you have a nagging suspicion your kid isn’t “quite right” –Shaw provides milestones your child should be hitting, emotionally, behaviorally, and ethically, and solid cues
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